andyg wrote: > We've added a simple app to work around the recent insanity where TuneIn > was forced to remove all of CBS's radio streams from their radio index. > So, if you need to find any CBS stations, you can add this app. > > _______________________ > > I notice this thread hasn't shown activity in awhile, but still hoping I > might get a reply. I own two Squeezebox radios and I'm a big fan, they > are absolutely the best wi-fi radio on the market. But while the CBS > Radio app is useful, it has a couple shortcomings. The lack of metadata > is an easy workaround since you can edit the info for preset stations, > but I was wondering... it is possible for Logitech to add the CBS > station's AAC streams? I know they exsist from CBS because I still have > a couple of the AAC streams still bookmarked. Unfortunately CBS's mp3 > streams are encoded at 22khz, rendering pretty mediocre sound quality. > AAC streams offer higher audio quality on most devices such as the > Squeezebox, and and at typically lower bitrates. Is this issue > Logitech's to add to the app, or CBS Radio? > > The AAC subject can also be an entirely new topic where TuneIn is > concerned. While TuneIn is without a doubt the best radio station > database around, there are many quirks where their Squeezebox search is > concerned. When you conduct a search with the Squeezebox, if an mp3 > stream defaults on play, when you go to the "TuneIn Options/Choose > Stream" option, the AAC streams are not even listed as options, even > though the particular station does indeed offer AAC streams and they are > available on other TuneIn apps, such as the Android/iTunes/Blackberry > phone app. If Logitech wants the customer experience to be the absolute > best, and sell more radios, they need to get TuneIn to fix this bug. I > know how to locate most AAC streams, but 99% of the users out there > assume it is an issue with the radio when the first thing they receive > is a 32kbps mp3 streams. AAC, when available, should be the default > stream and any station a Squeezebox user tunes into, and it should be > definitely listed under the "Choose Stream" option when a station has it > available, because it hands down offers the best sound quality. I hope > I'm making sense with this.
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